by Christina Fernández-Morrow | Apr 16, 2025 | Latest Features
Home 9 Author archive for Christina Fernández-Morrow Sisters Build an Empire in Ames When Berenice and Daisy Valderrabano’s parents bought Mr. Burrito Mexican Restaurant in Ames’ Campus Town, they had no idea their daughters would grow it into a...
by Christina Fernández-Morrow | Apr 15, 2025 | Latest Features
Home 9 Category: Latest Features The Toothache that Changed a Future If someone had told a teenage Deb Nanda that she’d live in Des Moines for 35 years and run her own dentistry practice, she would have laughed in disbelief. But sometimes life steers us in...
by Christina Fernández-Morrow | Apr 15, 2025 | Latest Features
Home 9 Category: Latest Features How Iowa Lovers is Changing Iowa’s Image By Lily Allen-Dueñas Tatiana Peña, the founder of Iowa Lovers, is on a mission to showcase all the amazing places and spaces in Iowa. Originally from Colombia, her journey to founding...
by Christina Fernández-Morrow | Apr 14, 2025 | Latest Features
Home 9 Category: Latest Features Finding Her Voice While Giving Voice to Others Photo by Tatiana Peña On Vanessa Marcano-Kelly’s first day at her first job out of college, she was tasked with interpreting for a client during a meeting with an Iowa legislator....
by Christina Fernández-Morrow | Apr 10, 2025 | Latest News and Celebrations
Home 9 Author archive for Christina Fernández-Morrow Dolores Huerta Turns 95: Sí Se Puede Lives On Si Se Puede! Has become an iconic and symbolic chant for Latinos across the United States, coined by Dolores Huerta, who turns 95 on April 10. Her tireless...
